Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ego-mindedness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: ego--mind-ed-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Preoccupation with oneself.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In ego-mindedness you can become hijacked by feelings of fight or flight in the guts, which stiffen your body against the negative reactions you anticipate."

Etymology

From ego-minded + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ego-minded

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ego-mindedness mean?: Preoccupation with oneself.
Where does ego-mindedness come from?: From ego-minded + -ness.

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